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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James B. Clairmont, Williston, VT (US);
Karen S. Edwards, Milton, VT (US);
Darlene M. Ross, Milton, VT (US);
Florence M. Sears, Crown Point, NY (US);
Christopher S. Yager, Burlington, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/730 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/730 ;
Abstract
A system and method in a computing network for generating an integrated circuit (IC) tapeout file at a remote client workstation by transmitting prompted IC technical data to the mask manufacturer. The process validates that the tapeout file is complete and accurate prior to generating the final IC tapeout file to be archived in the mask manufacturer's database.